What is the reason for hair loss in three-month-old babies?

Three-month-old babies are in the period of growth, but babies at this time are very fragile and easily affected by the external environment. Some dietary problems can also cause some harm to children. The phenomenon of hair loss in three-month-old babies is very worrying, because children in this period cannot take medicine casually. Next, we will introduce to you the reasons for hair loss in three-month-old babies.

There are generally two possibilities for this situation:

1. Physiological hair loss: The baby's lanugo may fall off in the first few weeks after birth, and the hair will recover after a few months. This is a normal phenomenon. Babies can also experience hair loss due to constant friction on their heads. When a baby is sleeping, the pressure generated by the weight of the head alone can cause a large area of ​​hair loss on the baby's back of the head. This is because the roots of a newborn's hair are not yet firmly attached to the skin, so even if the friction is not frequent, it can cause the hair to loosen and fall off.

2. Pathological hair loss: It is more common in rickets (calcium deficiency). In addition to hair loss, rickets is often accompanied by other symptoms, such as crying, waking up easily during sleep, sweating, etc. Because the pillow is irritated by sweat, babies often shake their heads and rub against the pillow when they sleep, resulting in sparse hair and hair loss on the pillow, forming typical occipital annular hair loss, which is medically known as "occipital baldness" and is an early manifestation of rickets in infants. Hair loss in three-month-old babies is generally physiological hair loss, so there is no need to worry too much. However, babies grow and develop very quickly after birth, and are prone to calcium deficiency. To prevent this, you should give them cod liver oil drops from 15 days after birth, and start taking calcium supplements at 4 months, and continue until about 2 years old.

The above content is an introduction to the reasons for hair loss in three-month-old babies. If young parents find that their children have this phenomenon in life, they must take their children to a regular hospital. Three-month-old children will face many problems. Parents must be prepared and pay attention to diet and life.